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Table 1 Survey summary statistics

From: Making health insurance pro-poor: evidence from a household panel in rural China

 

2004

2006

2009

2011

General demographics and statistics

 Number of households

795

817

862

900

 Population (persons)

3380

3418

3698

4034

 Household size(persons)+

4.50

4.34

4.45

4.57

 Per capita net income (2004 RMB)

1403

1859

2420

3239

 Poverty incidence (%)#

26.2 %

31.3 %

23.2 %

15.6 %

 Gini coefficient

0.41

0.52

0.57

0.55

 Share of population in labor force (%)

65.2 %

62.3 %

62.4 %

63.5 %

 Share of population 60 or older (%)

7.0 %

7.6 %

8.1 %

9.6 %

 Number of migrants per HH(persons)+

0.45

0.73

0.73

0.87

 Share of households with migrants (%)

36.7 %

39.3 %

43.4 %

41.9 %

 Per capita net income (2004 RMB)

1403

1859

2420

3239

Health statistics

 Population share enrolled in NCMS (%)

na

82 %

98 %

95 %

 NCMS premium

na

45

100

230

 Of which: premium paid by enrollees (RMB)

na

10

30

30

 Percent sought treatment^

na

56 %

60 %

45 %

 Percent received reimbursement (of treated)

na

14 %

55 %

39 %

 Percent reporting a chronic disease^

na

18 %

19 %

17 %

  1. Puding panel.+: Average value. #:2004 official poverty line = 668RMB per person-year. ^Not available or not comparable in 2004 survey